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A Historical Analysis of Desegregation and Racism in a Racially Polarized Region: Implications for the Historical Construct, a Diversity Problem, and Transforming Teacher Education toward Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
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Hill, K. Dara – Urban Education, 2009
This study chronicles the historical divisions of race and class between Detroit and its suburban neighbor as an explanation for current tensions in the communities and schools. This analysis poses implications for educational apartheid and stark disparities between urban and suburban boundaries and consequent discomfort among practitioners when…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Racial Bias, School Desegregation
"Municipal Overburden" as State Educational Aid: Is It Equitable?
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Stein, Jay M. – Urban Education, 1978
The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of "municipal overburden", the way it has been operationalized by some states, and its relationship to school district fiscal capacity. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Environmental Influences
The Learning Environment: A Comparison of High and Low Achieving Elementary Schools
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Gigliotti, Richard J.; Brookover, Wilbur B. – Urban Education, 1975
In order to test the contention that there is a core of variables whose presence or absence is crucial for the emergence and maintenance of a climate of success or failure and of competence or incompetence, data from pairs of high and low achieving schools matched for percent white, locale, and socio-economic status were analyzed. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Schools, Family Influence